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Season 4 of the Singapore Poker Championships is officially in full swing, with SPC XIII slated for June 14-16 onboard the MV Aegean Paradise! The weekend will blast-off on the evening of June 14 (Friday) with the twice-yearly SPC High Roller; on this occasion with an adjusted entry of <b>$1,288</b>. Two starting flights of the Main Event follow on Saturday, with survivors from each flight battling for the championship crown on Sunday. Sunday also features the ultra-exhilarating SPC Short Deck event, where cards 2-5 are removed from play. In addition to all the juicy prize-pools on offer, remember that all prizes won for these events count towards the SPC Player-of-the-Year Challenge; courtesy of the terrific folks of Natural8. If you're new to the challenge, the top performing player of 2019 walks away with free entries to all four Main Events for the SPC in 2020! Getting inside the top five already ensures one free event entry. As always, ice-cold free flow beers will available on BOTH Friday and Saturday evening, as will those merry on-demand Sit n' Gos and cash games. Do cross out these dates on your calendar, and join us for the all guaranteed thrills, spills and giggles that define an SPC weekend. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates, if you haven't already: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- Friday Night $1,288 High-Roller Event</br>
- SPC Natural8 Main Event now guarantees a 50k prize pool!</br>
- SPC Main Event field average of 300 entrants </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
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Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. Online bookings are also available <a href="http://apcruisebooking.com/pk-book-now">here</a>. As always, preferred ferry timings and cabins tend to sell out before the last week. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment!
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">14 June</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">830pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC High-Roller</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$1160 + $128</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC ME Satellite (<strong>5 Seats GTD</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$35 + $5</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC XIII N8 Main Event (<i>50k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC XIII N8 Main Event (<i>50k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">16 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Short Deck </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$220 + $30</p></td>
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<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc">SPC page</a>, as well as the SPC <a href="http://http://www.pokerkaki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=67aaefca7f530f34f02c36419125d761">FAQ</a> for all the vital information. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures">http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures</a> for event structures.</p>
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Season 4 of the Singapore Poker Championships breezed onto the high seas last weekend, and what an electrifying start to the season it was. The SPC hit its third consecutive 300+ Main Event field, numbers which augur well for the growth of the sport in our region. The weekend saw Jaden Lim nab the SPC XII Main Event after a deep FT run in SPC XI, while SPC heart-throb ‘Major’ Ricky Foo bagged his first series trophy with a triumph in the Short-Deck. Congratulations are also in order to Lim Min Soon, whom the SPC surprised with its premiere (and it has to be said, long overdue) Triple Crown Trophy - an award for winning the SPC’s High Roller, Main, and Side events. <br />
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Also, we would be remiss to not afford (dis)honourable mentions to our merry band of Yellow-Shirts: a group of players in luminous yellow t-shirts with an unflattering (but not indecent) image printed on the front. At first glance they resembled an amateur lion-dance troupe. Or possibly they intended to picket and protest the quality of the SPC’s Copags. Turns out they were merely on the wrong end of a prop bet. It’s heartening to see that poker players, like Lannisters, always pay their debts. <br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event</b><br />
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The Natural8 Main event field size once again surpassed expectations, with 307 runners accounted for when the dust of late entries and re-entries had settled just before 11pm on Saturday night. Flight 1B would eventually bag and tag at 2am, with the weary survivors trudging off for some well-deserved shut-eye. <br />
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88 players survived the unforgiving attrition of Day 1, emerging primed and ready for Sunday’s fight to the finish. Leading the Day 2 charge were Jason Chen (118,000), Tan Tong, (103,000), the uber-popular Bomberman339 (116,800), and Eugene Lim (a staggering 178,000). The road to the final table was a fraught one for many however, laden with traps, pitfalls, and involuntary expletives. Amongst those coming up short were former champions Liew Teck Wee and Lew Yin How, in addition to seasoned talent like Phua Siyang, Eric Soh, and Mohd. Zefirelli. <br />
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The much-beloved Aaron Lam, another previous winner of the Main Event, had been nursing a short-stack all day and seemed unable to get any momentum going. With the end of the road beckoning 10-handed, Aaron took a stand, and unfortunately bubbled the final table. <br />
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Lim Min Soon, freshly-minted Triple Crown honoree, had amassed a big chip lead when the remaining nine men had taken their seats. With his experience and pedigree, it would be hard to bet against him winning his second SPC ME title. <br />
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In what would prove a prelude to the wildest SPC Main Event FT ever, Lu Zheng Hao got all his chips all in middle pre-flop on the very first hand. Zheng Hao’s Jacks were quickly called by Min Soon’s Queens for a nasty cooler. The top card of the flop was a Jack, but Zheng Hao’s momentary glimmer of hope vanished when the second flop card revealed a queen. Drawing to one out with no miracle on the turn and river, Zheng Hao took 9th place.<br />
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Another big hand transpired shortly after, when Tan Tong got the lot in with TT. To his horror, Jie Long called and tabled pocket rockets. Tan Tong was all but headed for the rails on the low board, only for the river to deliver a straight and a chopped pot. This would be the first of several unfortunate events for Jie Long. <br />
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Another big swing occurred a few hands later. Jie Long to 36,000 pre-flop. Min Soon turned the screws, making it 96,000 to go. After some deliberation. Jaden Lim 4-bet for 225,000 total. Jie Long quickly released his hand, and Min Soon, after a pregnant pause and a few polite questions, followed suit. <br />
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More significant action came when Peter de Groot and Joseph Kway got all their chips in the middle with QQ and AA. Joseph’s AA prevailed, giving him a much-needed double through, whilst crippling Peter. <br />
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Peter, with just about two big blinds remaining, was forced to gamble on the next hand with Tc5c. Min Soon, KcQc. Suit-dominated but still sporting live cards, Peter’s tournament was on the line. The board brought no help to either players, and Peter was consigned to an 8th placed finish.<br />
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With 7 players remaining, Jaden made tried to take charge of proceedings. After taking a 200+k pot from Jie Long, Jaden began the first of his many tangos with Min Soon, in a stuggle for table captaincy. Min Soon won the first skirmish when he out-flopped Jaden for a made straight, dragging a 200+k pot for good measure.<br />
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Alex Lee, who had so far been having a quiet final table, finally got into a hand against Jie Long and managed to catch up for a big double through to alleviate the short-stack strain. <br />
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Jie Long, who’d not been having the best of it since the final table began, finally managed to find some luck when he eliminated Ben Kyaw’s in 7th position; the latter’s 44 almost holding up against the former’s K9 right until the river.<br />
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Min Soon and Jaden soon engaged again. Defending his big blind after a pre-flop raise from Jaden, Min Soon check called the 5c4d6s, before folding to a Jaden’s 2nd-barrel on the 6h turn. A wise move, as Jaden soon established by 66 for quads. <br />
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Tan Tong soon found himself all-in again, and must have been aghast to find three callers. The board of 6h9c3s had Alex very interested, and he leads for 200,000. After a lot of hemming and hawing, both Min Soon and Jaden folded. Tan Tong tabled TT and Alex A9. When the turn and river failed to improve Alex’s hand, Tan Tong scooped a very handsome pot.<br />
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The players returned from a short break, and for some reason, all hell broke loose. Joseph Kway, short and ostensibly looking to pick up some cheap blinds, made a late position move against Alex Lee. The Malaysian wasn’t having any of it, and quickly called with A5. An ace on the flop meant Joseph would need running cards, and when the turn bricked, he was dispatched to the rails in 6th. <br />
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The mighty Tan Tong was next to fall. His 66 was in a tight race against Jaden Lim’s AQ. Neither player connected with flop and turn, but Jaden picked up an additional 4 outs with a gutshot. An improbable T on the river completed Jaden’s broadway straight, sending the unfortunately Tan Tong packing in 5th. <br />
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The very next hand proved seismic. Min Soon lead led the river for 100,000, and snapped off Jaden’s 425,000 raise. Jaden tabled a full house, dragging a colossal pot, and crippling Min Soon in the process. <br />
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Min Soon wasted no time in trying to get some chips back. On the following hand, he got his remaining chips in with JT, but Jaden had found AhKc in the hole, and the easiest call ever. Min Soon’s JT failed to catch up, and he was eliminated in 4th. <br />
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Tornado Jaden Lim was just gathering speed, and would soon be quick enough to wipe out anything in its path. Before Min Soon had even finished gathering his effects, Jaden had snapped off Alex Lee’s all-in with KQ, supremely dominant against the Alex’s KT. A Q on the flop all but made the matter a formality, and the turn 2 and river 4 quickly sealed Alex’s fate. Another remarkable run from the Malaysian, who’s been making deep runs a happy habit. <br />
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While the tournament staff were still congratulating Alex, the Jaden tornado had already claimed another victim. Short and looking to make an early statement, Jie Long got all his chips in the middle with QT, and was quickly called by Jaden’s K9. An 8 6 8 3 3 board meant that K high would rule the day, and Jie Long’s excellent adventure had come good for a 2nd-place finish. <br />
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Congratulations to Jaden Lim, our SPC XII champion! <br />
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<u>N8 Main Event</u>:<br />
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1. Jaden Lim - $22,400<br />
2. Foo Jie Long - $14,000<br />
3. Alex Lee - $10,600<br />
4. Lim Min Soon - $8,000<br />
5. Tan Tong - $6,400<br />
6. Joseph Kway - $5,300<br />
7. Kyaw Swa Pe - $4,200<br />
8. Peter de Groot - $3,200<br />
9. Lu Zheng Hao - $2,400<br />
10. Aaron Lam - $1,900<br />
11. Zhang Chang Jie - $1,900<br />
12. See Ming Song - $1,900<br />
13. Joaquin Li - $1,600<br />
14. Lester Wee - $1,600<br />
15. Alexander Goh - $1,600<br />
16. Ghanesh Kurap - $1,300<br />
17. Tung Eugene - $1,300<br />
18. Kevin Woon - $1,300<br />
19. Teo Zi Sheng - $1,000<br />
20. Ng Zhi Hao - $1,000<br />
21. Liew Teck Wee - $1,000<br />
22. Edel Castillo Pajarillo - $1,000<br />
23. Loi Kit Rayner - $1,000<br />
24. Phuah Yi Yuan - $1,000<br />
25. Liew Ming Xuan - $1,000<br />
26. Sachin Sundar Daswani - $1,000<br />
27. How Wing Kit - $1,000<br />
28. Amanpreet Singh - $700<br />
29. Jason Chen - $700<br />
30. Keenan Tay - $700<br />
31. Aabid Azeem - $700<br />
32. Kenneth Anthony - $700<br />
33. Liu Heng Sen - $700<br />
34. Keith Lee - $700<br />
35. Eric Soh - $700<br />
36. Alvin Tan - $700<br />
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<u>Short Deck NLH</u><br />
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1. Ricky Foo - $3,400<br />
2. Mark Yeow - $2,200<br />
3. Ng Yi Da - $1,500<br />
4. Aabid Azeem - $1,000<br />
5. Mohammed Osana bin Tariq - $650<br />
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The SPC congratulates all winners and thanks all participants for making this joining us at SPC XII. We look forward to seeing all of you again in June!<br />
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</p>Dig out those hoodie and sunnies, for Season 4 of the Singapore Poker Championships will blast off on board the Aegean Paradise next month! Hot on the heels of an amazing Season 3 - where fields consistently exceeded capacity and the Main Event prize pool was shattered thrice - it's hard not to feel that Season 4 will scale even greater heights. What's more, the good people of Natural8 are pitching in again for the N8 Player-of-the-Year Challenge. Here's how it works: Cashing in any SPC Main or Side event awards points to the POTY Challenge; as does cashing in an on-demand Sit n' Go (freerolls and satellites are not qualifying events). If your name is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of December 2019, you win free entry to all SPC Main Events in 2020! SPC XII sets sail March 9-10, 2019, so join us for another fabulous weekend of free-flow beer, all the cash games and sit-n-gos you can manage, in addition to the inimitable, heart-stopping thrills and spills of tournament poker. You'll not find a friendlier poker community in the region; dare we say the world. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- SPC Main Event now <b>guarantees a 40k prize pool</b>!</br>
- 300 average runner field for SPC Main Events </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
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Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. As always, preferred ferry timings sell like hotcakes, and limited cabins are available. Online bookings are also available <a href="http://apcruisebooking.com/pk-book-now">here</a>. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC ME Satellite (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$35 + $5</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC XII N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC XII N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">10 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Short Deck NLH </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$220 + $30</p></td>
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<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc">SPC page</a>, as well as the SPC <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=67aaefca7f530f34f02c36419125d761">FAQ</a> for all the vital information. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures">http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures</a> for event structures.</p>
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As the countdown to the end of the year begins, the Aegean Paradise played host to the Season 3 finale of the Singapore Poker Championships last weekend. The SPC crowned 3 new champions in the High-Roller, Main Event and Short-Deck tournament. Current POTY Mark Wong edged out a strong field to claim his first SPC High-Roller title. Benjamin Chew's first final table appearance saw him outwit veterans, and a field of 317 runners, to secure his first ever Main Event title. The Short-Deck tournament meanwhile, also saw a new champion crowned in Jack See.<br />
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<b>The SPC XI High-Roller</b><br />
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With 21 runners reaching Day 2 of the High-Roller Event after a gruelling 7 hour grind on Friday night, Saturday promised to continue being edgy and fiery. Reigning High-roller champion Cheng 'Chengster' Cher Whey was among those that reached Day 2, and he was fighting hard to defend the title he won in June this year. <br />
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Despite some strong moments on Day 2, the Chengster was the first player in the money to fall. Deciding to put all his chips in the middle pre-flop with QJs, Jason Chin defended his Big-Blind with JTs. Cheng's hand hit the rail and was felled, ending his run in 9th place. With defending champion Cheng out of the equation, the race to being crowned as the next SPC High-Roller champion heated up. <br />
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Kenny Tay was the next to fall in 8th place, his Aces unable to hold despite turning top set. Haresh, Kenny's opponent, rivered a 7 to complete a straight, scooping a massive pot in the process. <br />
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Former Main Event Champion Lew Yin How found a good spot soon after, and went all-in Pocket 8s in the hole. Unfortunately for him, Waltson Tan woke up with Kings. Waltson's Kings managed to hold and dodge an 8 on the board to defeat his opponent, causing Yin How to bust out at 7th place. <br />
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The short-stacked Calvin Tan found himself next in line, exiting the tournament in 6th. Going in to a 3-way pot with Q7, he came up against Mark Wong's Pocket Kings. Calvin failed to catch up, and walks away with yet another deep finish. <br />
Mark Wong was again in the heat of the battle after going up against Terence Lai's AK, the former tabling TT for an almost dead-heat race. The board helped neither player, and Terence became Mark's next victim in High-Roller final table, eliminating Terence in 5th position. <br />
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The final 4 remaining in the High-Roller table featured 2 new faces who were gunning for their first SPC title. However, the 2 faced had tough competition in veteran player Haresh and 20-year old extraordinaire Mark Wong. Mark Wong had already busted 2 players in the final table, with Calvin Tan and Terence Lai the 2 victims. Mark continued his dominance and made Jason Chin his latest victim. After 4-betting with Ace King, both Mark and Jason went all-in pre-flop with the same cards: AKs vs. AKos. In a supposedly dead-heat, Jason's tournament life abruptly hit crashed to a halt when Mark's Ace King made a flush on the board, consigning him to 4th place. <br />
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With Mark holding a sizeable chip-lead, both Haresh and Waltson were cautious about poking the giant, yet cognizant that they had to chip up to contend. Matters soon drew to a head when Haresh claimed the scalp of Waltson Tan. A new face at the High Roller FT, Waltson had been navigating the tough field with some adroitness. With his stack depleting, he found occasion to collect some cheap blinds with Q7, and was unlucky enough to find Haresh lying in wait with TTs. The board would brick for Waltson, and he would finish for a very respectable 3rd place. <br />
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This left SPC crowd favourite Haresh heads-up with wunderkind Mark Wong for the High-Roller title. After an intense battle saw Haresh claw his way back to just under evens, the players decided on an ICM deal, leaving just under 2k and the trophy to play for. With the pressure off, both players amped up the aggression, before Mark finally prevailed with AJ on a J 6 2 board, the turn J putting paid to Haresh’s 63s. Congratulations to Haresh for another sensational run in an SPC event, and to Mark, who will add this to his already impressive resume of accomplishments on the felt.<br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event</b><br />
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The Natural8 Main Event saw the second biggest entrant field in SPC's history with 317 runners engaging in battle to be named as the next SPC Main Event champion. After an intense 11 levels of grinding in both Flights 1A and 1B, we saw 87 runners stacking up chips to hit another round of poker on day 2. The road to the final table saw many notables fall by the wayside, unable to find a run of hands to claim more chips. The final table was finally assembled for the last SPC Main Event of 2018 after 9 players outlasted 317 others. <br />
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First to fall at the final table was Vijayarengan Visvalingam. Vijay, an adored regular at SPC tournaments, was hunting his first Main Event trophy. Having hit some rough patches on the way to the final table, Vijay was looking for a big double through when he tabled Pocket 7s all-in pre against Cheng Long. To his dismay however, Cheng Long showed up with Pocket Jacks. The miracle 7 failed to show, and Vijay was sent packing. Next to be eliminated was the talented and perennial final-tabler Joey Soh. Going all-in with 8h9h, he got called by Terence Lai's KJos . Terence, aspiring to be SPC's first double Main Event champion, flopped a J and dispatched Joey in 8th position. <br />
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The story of SPC XI 2018 was of a phantom player. After making several moves to get eliminated from the tournament, the player found himself the winner of a couple of double-ups, and sitting on a colossal stack. Rushing to get on the 2.45pm ferry, the player decided to abandon his chips for his girlfriend waiting on the shores of Singapore. Love trumping poker indeed. Against all odds, this phantom player's stack found himself on the final table, and his chips were finally blinded-out in 7th position.<br />
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Han was the next to go at the final table, pushing all-in on the turn with A8 on a board of Td 3h 5c 3s. Han's opponent snap called with TT, leaving Han drawing dead, and eliminated in 6th. <br />
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Alvin Tan had been having a great tournament, but found good spots at the FT few and far between. He eventually took a stand with A8, which was looking good against risking his chips against Benjamin Chew's JTs, until a T materialised on the river - dashing his hopes for a deeper run, but still good for a very credible 5th place. <br />
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With 4 players remaining in the Main Event, only Terence could boast of some experience to call upon at this stage. The other 3 players were making their first ever appearance at a final table, some of them in their first tournament even. The final four had an intense battle with one another, each trying to get an edge over another player. The first notable skirmish was between Terence and Jaden Lim. Terence’s made a call on the river 66 when Jaden led for 50k, crippling Jaden's stack. Both Jaden and Terence locked horns again, after leading out 105k on the turn Terence pushed his chips in the middle and Jaden thought better of it and folded. Jaden's stack took another massive hit when he doubled-up Cheng Long, another final table debutant. His race was finally run when he faced Cheng Long in yet another hand. Going all-in with 6h7c, Jaden flopped a nice draw with a board of 7D 5C 4C. Cheng Long's Kh9d turned top pair and the river delivered another 5. The maiden final-tabler’s all action display came to an end in 4th position.<br />
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In another massive pot, Terence, Benjamin and Cheng Long locked horns 3-way to the pot. Benjamin scooped a huge 535k pot from Cheng Long, creating a large dent in the latter’s stack. Cheng Long finally succumbed, falling to Benjamin's Jh9h when his Kc4c failed to catch up. Terrific run from Cheng Long.<br />
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And then there were 2 - Terence Lai and Benjamin Chew. One a former champion and targeting to become SPC's third double Main Event Champion. The other was making his first ever appearance at a final table, looking to grab his first poker title. Terence Lai (reasonably) fresh off a 5th place showing at the High-Roller, was looking to put the icing on his Christmas cake. <br />
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Terence initially had the chip lead until he doubled up Benjamin's Pocket 9s. Having established somewhat even terms, the players decided on a chop, leaving a small amount and the trophy to contend for. In what would be the ultimate hand, Terence and Benjamin faced off for all the marbles; Benjamin with Kc7c and Terence with a shiny pair of rockets. The flop of 6C JH 5C gave Benjamin an abundance of hope. The turn dropped an Ace Club, delivering for Benjamin the nut flush and Ternce top set. A mighty anxious pause preceded the river before the Qd river put paid to Terence’s efforts, while crowning Benjamin the newest SPC Main Event Champion!<br />
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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/8UjqiBt.jpg" width="520"/></br><br />
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<b>Full Results -</b><br />
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<u>High Roller:</u><br />
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1. Mark Wong - $19,600*($18,000+$1600)<br />
2. Haresh - $14,000*<br />
3. Waltson Tan - $9,100<br />
4. Jason Chin - $7,000<br />
5. Terence Lai - $5,400<br />
6. Calvin Tan - $4,400<br />
7. Lew Yin How - $3,400<br />
8. Kenny Tay - $2,700<br />
9. Cheng Cher Whey - $2,000<br />
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<u>N8 Main Event:</u><br />
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1. Benjamin Chew - $19,000*<br />
2. Terence Lai - $17,500*<br />
3. Alex Lee - $10,800<br />
4. Lim Chor Heng - $8,200<br />
5. Alvin Tan - $6,500<br />
6. Zheng Han - $5,300<br />
7. Bryan Teh - $4,300<br />
8. Joey Soh - $3,300<br />
9. Vijayarengan Vivalingam - $2,500<br />
10. Javin Uthirapathy - $2,000<br />
11. Koh Lin Jun - $2,000<br />
12. Deric Lee - $2,000<br />
13. Hii Wang Kiong - $1,600<br />
14. Leel Ian Wei Leonard - $1,600<br />
15. Lee Guang Jie - $1,600<br />
16. Goh Suet Fern - $1,300<br />
17. Wee Eng Chong Dion - $1,300<br />
18. Liew Kok Kong - $1,300<br />
19. Zabis Bin Hairi - $1,100<br />
20. Wong Wen Hao - $1,100<br />
21. Tan Sey Kuang - $1,100<br />
22. Phuah Yi Yuan - $1,100<br />
23. Tay Chee Ping - $1,100<br />
24. Nicholai Jay Tan Yi Tao - $1,100<br />
25. Kenneth Anthony - $1,100<br />
26. Lim Kai Yi - $1,100<br />
27. Anthony Gan Jun He - $1,100<br />
28. Aditya Jain - $800<br />
29. Hoo Bai Ming Henry - $800<br />
30. Ong Jia Wei Benjamin - $800<br />
31. Mark Wong - $800<br />
32. Keith Ong Xun - $800<br />
33. Mahdi Rasouli - $800<br />
34. Cheng Xin Jin - $800<br />
35. Hor Wing Kit - $800<br />
36. Muthukumaran Govindasamy - $800<br />
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<u>Short Deck NHL:</u><br />
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1. Jack See - $3,400<br />
2. Teo Zi Sheng - $2,200<br />
3. Mark Wong - $1,500<br />
4. Ang Kai Loon - $1,000<br />
5. John Low - $650<br />
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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/Y2wU1rJ.jpg" width="520"/></br><br />
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The SPC congratulates all winners and thanks all participants for making this Season our biggest yet. We hope Season 4 will be even grander. See you all again Q1 2019!<br />
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<p>Will you be our new SPC Natural8 Player-of-the-Year? </p>
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It's time to stake your claim because the Season 3 Grand Finale of The Singapore Poker Championships is here! The weekend will blast-off on the evening of Dec 14 with the twice-yearly $1,488 SPC High Roller. Two starting flights of the Main Event follow on Saturday, before we close out the Season by crowning a champion on Sunday evening. Lest you forget, Sunday also features the spanking new and ultra-wild SPC Short Deck event on Sunday. In addition to all the juicy prize-pools on offer, remember that all prizes won for these events count towards the SPC Player-of-the-Year Challenge; courtesy of Natural8. If you're new to the challenge, the top performing player of 2017 walks away with free entries to all Main Events for the 3rd Season of SPC in 2018! Extremely tasty prizes also await players who finish inside the top five. As always, ice-cold free flow beers will available on BOTH Friday and Saturday evening, as will those merry on-demand Sit n' Gos and cash games. Do cross out those dates on your calendar, and join us for the all guaranteed thrills, spills and giggles that define an SPC weekend. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates, if you haven't already: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- Friday Night $1,488 High-Roller Event</br>
- SPC Natural8 Main Event now guarantees a 40k prize pool!</br>
- SPC Main Event field average of 270 entrants </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
</br>
Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. Online bookings are also available <a href="http://apcruisebooking.com/pk-book-now">here</a>. As always, preferred ferry timings and cabins tend to sell out before the last week. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment!
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<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">14 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">830pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC High-Roller</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$1340 + $148</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC ME Satellite (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$35 + $5</p></td>
</tr>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC XI N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC XI N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">16 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Short Deck </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$220 + $30</p></td>
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</table></br>
<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc">SPC page</a>, as well as the SPC <a href="http://http://www.pokerkaki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=67aaefca7f530f34f02c36419125d761">FAQ</a> for all the vital information. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures">http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures</a> for event structures.</p>
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The M/V Aegean Paradise played host to the Singapore Poker Championships X once again on September 8-9, a full 8 years since the very first LWPS Main Event was launched on the high seas. With cabins sold out a full three weeks prior, there was little surprise when Flight 1A of the Main Event was sold out within five minutes of Level 1, with another 20 alternates standing by. After a flurry of last minute entries and re-entries late into the evening of Flight 1B, the Main Event had seated 321 runners for a new attendance and prize pool record. <br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event</b><br />
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With multiple luminaries unable to survive the trials and tribulations of a brutal Day 1, 87 players swept into the Aegean Paradise’s Jubilee Lounge to contest Day 2 of the Main Event, with overnight chip-leaders Kenneth Anthony, Alex Er and Christian Christopher leading the charge towards the final table. Also making the Day 2 cut were former ME champions Liew Kok Kong, Charles Lesmana, Lew Yin How, David Soin, and reigning High Roller champion Cheng Cher Whey. The latter three especially, were keen to consolidate their places at the top of the Natural Player-of-the-Year leaderboard; which pays the champion a year’s worth of SPC Main Event entries. <br />
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The frenetic pace of Day 2 soon screeched to a crawl as play inched towards the bubble, which proved to be the lengthiest in SPC history. When the money bubble eventually popped, the occasion was met with about ten seconds of uninhibited jubilation and relief, before players snapped their game faces back on for the business end of the tournament. <br />
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Making the early running for the juicy champion’s purse was Richman Tan, who’d been positively crushing the field for much of Day 2. Having begun the session with an average chip stack, he steadily built himself a fortress of ceramic (composite), and with 15 players remaining could boast of just about 20% of the chips in play. <br />
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When the final table assembled it was still Richman who held pole position, and he would find himself up against a mix of first-time final-tablists in Kenneth Anthony, Jonathan Lee, Roy Cheng and Dave Chen, in addition to some old hands in Sean Tay, Lim Yan Ming, phenom Marvin Tay, and local legend Major Ricky Foo. <br />
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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/TAKYnBs.jpg" width="520"/></br><br />
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After the final table had taken some time to metaphorically feel each other out, it was the ultra-consistent Sean Tay who was first to fall. Sean has a habit of going deep at almost every SPC he attends and, according to our archivist, has one of the SPC’s highest ITM percentages. On this occasion however, he had the misfortune of running his 99 in to Dave Chen’s AA all-in pre. The Q high board bricked out for Sean; a premature end to another remarkable run. <br />
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Kenneth Anthony had accomplished that rare feat of shepherding an overnight chip lead into a final-table appearance, and was looking for a double through or two to swing himself into contention for the title. He found himself in great shape when Ricky Foo moved all-in on the button, his SB AK dominating the Major’s A7. The 5 T J flop solidified his lead, before an improbable 7 on the turn swung the tide. Another 7 on the river was the nail in the coffin, and Kenneth was dispatched to the rail in 8th.<br />
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At 7-handed play, Dave Chen was beginning to take charge of proceedings, and was beginning to chip away at Richman Tan’s previously mountainous lead, despite already doubling Roy Cheng twice at the final table. His next victim was Jonathan Lee, who’d decided to commit his short stack with JcTc. Unhappily for him, Dave found the price to be just about right, and he made the call with JQ. Both players connected with the Jh 5s 9c board, with the 4c turn bringing Jonathan a small boatload of outs. A Ks on the river however, sealed Jonathan’s 7th place exit.<br />
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Having lost a couple of scuffles in the last level, Roy Cheng soon moved all in again and found two callers. Marvin Tay, who’d been card dead for the longest time, reshoved to isolate. To his horror, Dave Chen, having spent some moments calculating the price of poker, elected to join the melee with 66. We were off to the races with live cards aplenty as Roy turned over Q9, and Marvin AT. Roy stormed into a big lead when Q 4 3 rainbow found the felt, a lead he would hold on to as the turn brought a 4 and the river a 9. Dave had Marvin bested for the side pot, and his chip advantage sent the latter to the rails in 6th for his best ever SPC ME finish. <br />
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The affable and skilled Lim Yan Ming, making his 2nd final table in a year, was next to find occasion to move all his chips into the middle. Dave Chen, who was now clearly determined to beat up as many people as he could, obliged from the small blind. The rail birds were all a titter when Richman Tan in the big blind quickly called behind Dave, setting up another explosive three-way contest. Yan Ming’s QT was in terrible shape against Dave’s KQ, but both were big ‘dogs in the face of Richman’s bright and shiny Rockets. The crowd roared when the dealer delivered the K Q 5, with all concerned made to sweat even further when the 3h turn brought Yan Ming a flush draw. An inconsequential 6d on the river however, was enough to give Dave a massive chip-lead, and eliminate Yan Ming in 5th. <br />
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With four players remaining, Dave Chen and Richman Tan took a flop of 5 3 2, which was duly checked down. Dave led on the 5 turn card, and Richman quickly came over the top for all his chips. Dave made the call even more quickly, tabling 56 for trips. Richman’s J3 was drawing dead, and he was sent packing for a terrific 4th place finish. <br />
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Now 3-handed, and with a mighty wind in his sails, Dave must have smelled blood. He was however, up against the unpredictable, all-action style of Roy Cheng, whom he had already doubled up on no fewer than four occasions at the final table. He was also up against Major Ricky Foo - a veteran with more regional cashes than this writer has had rice - who had hitherto been conducting a masterclass in spot-picking. All the railing supporters, investors and shareholders buckled in for what would surely be a drawn-out struggle.<br />
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Any predictions of a lengthy affair however, were quickly dispelled when, on the second hand of 3-handed play, Roy Cheng moved all-in preflop from the button. Ricky Foo, correctly sensing he had Roy beat, quickly reshoved. Dave, who was in the big blind, briefly paused to calculate the price of poker. Having found it reasonable, he too made the call, tabling A3. Roy tossed his Q9 on its back, while Ricky turned over his statistically superior AT. The 2 4 5 board upended the mathematics, flopping Dave a straight, with Ricky needing a 3 to chop, and Roy drawing to a runner runner chop. The turn 6 kept both Ricky and Roy drawing to 3 outs, with the river Q eliminating them both. Roy bags a hefty $10,800 for his efforts, while Ricky, with more chips preflop, brings home $14,700 worth of bacon. <br />
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Heartiest congratulations to Dave Chen, our SPC X Natural8 Main Event Champion! <br />
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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wQPR5rz.jpg" width="520"/></br><br />
<br />
<b>Full Results<br />
</b><br />
<u>Main Event:</u><br />
<br />
1st – Dave Chen Guoxiong - $22,000<br />
2nd – Ricky Foo - $14,700<br />
3rd – Roy Cheng - $10,800<br />
4th – Richman Tan - $8,300<br />
5th – Lim Yan Ming - $6,600<br />
6th – Marvin Tay - $5,400<br />
7th – Jonathan Lee - $4,300<br />
8th – Kenneth Anthony - $3,300<br />
9th – Sean Tay - $2,500<br />
10th – Dennis Lim - $2,100<br />
11th – Mark Yeow - $2,100<br />
12th – Joe Yieu - $2,100<br />
13th – Thomas Po - $1,700<br />
14th – Eddie Lim - $1,700<br />
15th – Yeo May Sum - $1,700<br />
16th – Cheng Cher Whey - $1,400<br />
17th – Liew Kok Kong - $1,400<br />
18th – Uwarajapathy Regupahy - $1,400<br />
19th – Ryan Ong - $1100<br />
20th – Zhou Hang - $1100<br />
21st – Wee Zhi Xiang - $1100<br />
22nd – Jaesh Balachandran - $1100<br />
23rd– Mark Wen - $1100<br />
24th– Haw Jin Jian - $1100<br />
25th – Eugene Lee - $1100<br />
26th – Michael Wee - $1100<br />
27th – Jason Ng - $1100<br />
28th - Thang Ming Lyen - $800<br />
29th - Li Hang - $800<br />
30th - Low Zi Cheng- $800<br />
31st - Vijayarengan Visvalingam - $800<br />
32nd - Dominic Tye - $800<br />
33rd - Khoo Chin Guan - $800<br />
34th - Hou Kai Jia - $800<br />
35th - Benson Ng - $800<br />
36th - Eric Teo - $800<br />
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<u>The SPC Short Deck:<br />
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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/ns2WV1z.jpg" width="520"/></br><br />
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1st – Andy Toh - $3,300<br />
2nd – Mick Koh - $2,400<br />
3rd – Cham Yong Wee - $1,700<br />
4th – David Soin - $1,200<br />
5th – Christopher Hobday - $950<br />
6th - Cheng Xin Jin - $700<br />
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The Singapore Poker Championships congratulates all winners, and thanks all participants for helping us break yet another prize pool record. Special thanks also to our sponsors Natural8 and our venue partners the Aegean Paradise. See you all in December!<br />
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</p>Dig out the hoody and those sunnies, as the Singapore Poker Championships X sets sail on the Aegean Paradise in a month! We're delighted to announce the introduction of some progressive and exciting tweaks to the friendliest tournament series in the region. For the first time ever, Big Blind Antes will replace traditional antes in the Main Event. You can find a short introduction on BB Antes <a href="http://www.pokernews.com/pokerterms/big-blind-ante.htm">here</a>. We've also replaced the Head-Hunter event with a format that's taken the world by storm of late: Short Deck No-Limit Holdem. Check out a short primer <a href="https://www.pokernews.com/poker-rules/six-plus-hold-em.htm">here</a>. Don't forget too, that the N8 Player-of-the-Year Challenge is in full swing, courtesy of the great people at Natural8. Cashing in any SPC Main or Side event awards points to the POTY Challenge; as does cashing in an on-demand Sit n' Go (freerolls and satellites are not qualifying events). If your name is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of December 2018, you win free entry to all SPC Main Events in 2019! So do join us for SPC X for another thrilling, laugh-a-minute weekend, as well as the customary free-flow beer; and all the cash games and sit-n-gos you can manage. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- SPC Main Event now <b>guarantees a 40k prize pool</b>!</br>
- 280 average runner field for SPC Main Events </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
</br>
Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. As always, preferred ferry timings sell like hotcakes, and limited cabins are available. Online bookings are also available <a href="http://apcruisebooking.com/pk-book-now">here</a>. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.
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<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">8 Sept</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC ME Satellite (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$35 + $5</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">8 Sept</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC X N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">8 Sept</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC X N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Sept</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Short Deck NLH </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$220 + $30</p></td>
</tr>
</table></br>
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The Aegean Paradise once again played host to the Singapore Poker Championships last weekend, as Season 3 roared into full swing with SPC IX. The series crowned three new champions in the High-Roller, Main Event and Head-Hunter, all of whom were picking up their first SPC trophies. Community favourite Cheng Cher Whey beat out some extremely stiff competition in the High-Roller to prevail. Lim Choon Koh, playing in his first ever poker tournament, outlasted 283 other candidates to win the SPC Main Event, while Dillon Lim, coming off an ITM finish in the Main Event, hopped into the Head-Hunter and found a way to triumph against a star-studded final table. <br />
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<b>The SPC IX High-Roller</b><br />
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An illustrious, much be-medalled field took to the felt to contest the SPC High-Roller. After a brutal Day 1, 19 players had bagged chips overnight, with Le Thai Loc, defending HR champion Lim Min Soon, 2018 POTY Mark Wong, and Aaron Lam all in the mix. The field was led into Day 2 by Joey Soh, with just about 112,000 in chips, closely followed by Liew Teck Wee and defending ME champion David Soin.<br />
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An experienced field meant that soft spots were truly few and far between, and the final two tables danced elegant games of post flop for approximately 6 hours, before David Soin dramatically exited the tournament on the bubble. Having had his chip stack whittled down in the most crucial of times, David moved his remaining chips into the middle from UTG+1. The table folded around to big stack Cheng Cher Whey in the BB, who found the price right and made the call with KJ. Cheng spiked the flop and David was unable to find his two outs on the turn and river. <br />
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Also short on chips and looking to pick up some blinds was defending HR champ Lim Min Soon. From the hijack, he found a reasonable spot with A2, and was dismayed to find a quick call from Cheng Cher Whey in the cutoff. The latter’s dominating AJ had Min Soon drawing very slim. The A K 7 board brought no help to either player, while the turn 5 increased the prospects of a chopped pot. An 8 on fifth street however, effectively ended the chance of a HR two-peat for Min Soon. <br />
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With only five players remaining, former Main Event champion Liew Teck Wee was next to fall. His spirited run came to a grinding halt when, holding Ah9h with his chips all in preflop, he found himself up against Eric Soh’s 8h9h. His stranglehold on the hand was reversed in an instant when the flop delivered 8d 2c 9d, leaving him drawing to either an ace or running hearts. A 7c on the turn put paid to the flush, and the Ace Teck Wee needed failed to materialise on the river. <br />
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With the big stack Cheng Cher Whey picking up multiple small pots in 4-handed play, the pressure was on the remaining players to chip up to compete. Reigning POTY Mark Wong, who recently doubled after his A8 had outflopped Eric Soh’s AK, soon found his tournament life at risk once again when his steal attempt from the SB with K2 was snapped off by Joey Soh, who’d awoken with AK in the BB. On this occasion, there was to be no reprieve for the plucky Mark, as the dealer tabled J 4 9 9 T, sending him to the rails for 4th place finish. <br />
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With both Joey and Cheng outchipping him by some distance 3-handed, Eric found an opportunity to resteal from Joey’s button open, especially with Cheng calling from the SB. A sinking feeling must have overcome Eric when Joey immediately re-shoved to isolate him. His worst fears were confirmed when Joey turned over QQ for a plus-sized lead over his KT, the bricked board eliminating Eric for an excellent 3rd place finish.<br />
Now heads-up, the Chengster and Joey then put on arguably the best heads-up contest the SPC has seen. Cheng held a 2:1 advantage at the start of play and must have smelled the finish line when he made it 3:1. Joey however, began to get some measure of his opponent, and through a succession of well thought-out moves, clawed his way back to almost even. The momentum was shifting and a couple of medium-sized pots saw Joey take the chip lead, at one point to a ratio of 3.5:1. Just when the tables looked like they had effectively turned, Cheng began to bite back. Calling upon his years of experience, Cheng managed to swing the contest back to par, while eking out a slender lead. <br />
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With the railbirds riveted, both players took a board of 9 Q 4 after Cheng had called Joey’s preflop raise. Joey laid out a continuation bet, and Cheng moved all-in. Joey made the call with minimal hesitation, and to Cheng’s alarm, tabled AA, leaving Cheng’s JT in an awkward position with 8 outs. An incredible turn K however, altered the complexion of the tie, effectively despatching the unlucky Joey in 2nd place. Congratulations to Joey for a superb tournament, and to the new HR champion Cheng Cher Whey, whose well-deserved first SPC title has been a long time coming. <br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event<br />
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With the 2019 Natural8 Player-of-the-Year Challenge now approaching the half-way mark, 284 runners unsheathed their swords for the Main Event battle of SPC IX. Just about 140 entries piled onto each flight, with all players looking to nab the lion’s share of the $98,000 prize pool. 36 runners would make the money, and a champion’s purse of $18,200 was on offer; in addition to many precious POTY points. <br />
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75 players made their way back to the tables on Sunday for Day 2, many worse for wear from the previous night’s free flow, and in some cases, from attempting ‘to teach the casino a lesson’; endeavours which almost never end joyfully. <br />
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Leading the charge on Day 2 were Teo Zi Sheng and Robin Khoo, both boasting six-figure chip-stacks. There were closely pursued by Liew Ming Xuan, consistent ITMer Calvin Tan, and Charles Lesmana, who had taken down the Main Event title last September. Also still in the hunt were recent Pokerstars Platinum Pass winner Ignatius Ee, the deadly Chainani brothers, Vijayarengan Visvalingam, Deric Lee, Lew Yin How, and Norbert Koh. <br />
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The tournament lost two players on the bubble, to the relief of the remaining field who had seen a lot of the early Day 2 favourites fall by the wayside. Now assured of at least a min-cash, the serious jostle for the final table began. <br />
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The road to the final table was paved with pitfalls for many a seasoned campaigner, with Calvin Tan, Vijayrengan Visvalingam, Terence Lai and Zhang Changjie all finding Day 2 hard going. Deric Lee, Tan Hai Shien and Mark Wong also came up just short, assembling a final table of many fresh faces. <br />
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Dhanesh Chainani, a well-known figure on the Asian circuit, and who making his second consecutive final table at the SPC, drew first blood when his AK made short work of the short-stacked Foo Kok Peng’s T7, sending the latter to the rails in 9th position. <br />
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Next to exit was Adrian Ng. Adrian, one of the pioneering group of players for the LWPS days of yore, seized upon an easy all-in spot from the SB when the table had folded round to him. Jeremy Wee wasn’t having it and made an equally easy call with A6. The A Q 5 board put Jeremy in an almost unassailable position, and the 2 turn had Adrian drawing dead. <br />
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Emboldened by the scalp and with his stack still slightly below average, Jeremy picked another spot with K8, in the hopes of dragging another uncontested pot. Charles Lesmana however, has been sniffing out steals from miles away for many, many years. He duly obliged and made the call with A8 for a dominating lead. Jeremy was drawing thin, and already out of his chair at the ready for a congratulatory handshake. Both players bricked the flop, turn and river, and Jeremy was eliminated in 7th place. <br />
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The hitherto coasting Dhanesh Chainani soon ran into some trouble in a showdown with Mahdi Rasouli. The latter was facing almost certain elimination when he ran his 99 into BigDC’s overpairs, but he spiked a 9 on the flop and successfully evaded the resuck on the remaining streets, finding himself a big double through, while crippling Dhanesh in the process.<br />
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With just about three BB remaining, Dhanesh had little choice but to call off ATC, and Mahdi, with AQ in the hole, pounced with a reshove to isolate. Both players missed the K 6 J flop, while the turn gave Mahdi a pair and Dhanesh a glimmer of hope with the up and down draw. Unfortunately for Dhanesh, the river K dashed his hopes of going one better this time, and he was sent home in 6th. <br />
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5-handed play saw the experience of Charles Lesmana really make a difference, and for a sustained period it appeared that he had complete control of proceedings, picking up numerous pots to establish chip dominance. He soon added even more to his stack when Mahdi went all in-pre with As5h. Charles deliberated briefly before making the call with Qc9c. Both players connected with the A 9 T flop, with Mahdi in a terrific position to find another vital double through. A cruel 9 on the turn immediately turned the tables, before the 8 river sealed Mahdi’s fate. Great run from Mahdi Rasouli, who records his best ever SPC finish.<br />
Charles was now poised to become only the third player to win two SPC Main Event titles, and would clearly take some stopping. Charles next victim was Yu Jiahang. Making his first SPC final table, Yu had played an excellent Day 2 and had gotten deep without ever seeming to get himself into unfavourable situations. He too however, was eventually felled by the Charles Lesmana juggernaut, his Q9 overmatched by Charles’ ducks on a K Q 2 board. Yu caps of his superb run with a 4th place finish. We’re sure we’ll be seeing more of him. <br />
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Matters were now down to three players, and Kevin Teng and Lim Choon Koh were looking to give the overwhelming chip leader a run for his money. A defining hand emerged soon after, when Kevin and Choon Koh both got their chips in the middle. A cruel three-outer gave Choon Koh a critical double-up, while Kevin was effectively left with a chip and a chair. <br />
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Kevin, who’d finished runner-up in the Main Event a year ago, had little choice but to call off the rest of his chips on his next BB, cards unseen. He still found live cards against Charles’ 97, but the K 9 T flop quickly found his 82 requiring running cards. A queen on the turn meant he could still draw to a chopped pot, but an Ace on the river meant Charles’ solitary pair would hold. Another deep and remarkable run for the affable Kevin, who bags third place and a lot of spare change for his troubles. <br />
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Despite having taken all of Kevin’s chips, Choon Koh still found himself staring down the barrel of a 4:1 chip deficit at the start of heads-up play; testament to just how dominant Charles had been over the course of the FT. After a few small pots had come and gone, Choon Koh found a big double-up by prevailing in an all in-preflop contest. Any nerves Choon Koh may have felt at the outset of his first heads-up battle were certainly non-existent at this point, as he clawed his way back to 1:1. With both players at 1.6m in chips and change, the defining hand began with Charles opening preflop from the SB. Choon Koh had a look at his cards before announcing himself all-in, leaving Charles with a big decision on his KJ holdings. Charles paused briefly before making the call, finding himself an underdog against Choon Koh’s AT. The A 4 8 board thrust Choon Koh into a commanding position, leaving Charles requiring running cards. The turn 6 left Charles drawing dead, with Choon Koh’s vociferous rail already in full voice. When a count revealed that Choon Koh had less than 15k more chips than Charles, the SPC had a brand-new ME champion! Kudos to Charles for yet another sterling run, and a big runner-up finish <br />
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Congratulations to our newest SPC Natural8 Main Event Champion Lim Choon Koh for bagging his first ever title, and for accomplishing the feat in his first ever poker tournament! <br />
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<b>Full Results<br />
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<u>High-Roller:</u><br />
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1st – Cheng Cher Whey - $18,200<br />
2nd – Joey Soh - $12,000<br />
3rd – Eric Soh - $8,100<br />
4th – Mark Wong - $6,000<br />
5th – Liew Teck Wee - $4,500<br />
6th – Lim Min Soon - $3,200<br />
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<u>Main Event:</u><br />
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1st – Lim Choon Koh - $18,200<br />
2nd – Charles Lesmana - $12,700<br />
3rd – Kevin Teng - $10,000<br />
4th – Yu Jiahang - $7,300<br />
5th – Mahdi Rasouli - $5,900<br />
6th – Dhanesh Chainani - $4,800<br />
7th – Jeremy Wee - $3,800<br />
8th – Adrian Ng - $3,000<br />
9th – Foo Kok Peng - $2,400<br />
10th – Tan Hai Shien - $1,900<br />
11th – Deric Lee - $1,900<br />
12th – Teo Zi Sheng - $1,900<br />
13th – Russell Leong - $1,600<br />
14th – Terence Yeo - $1,600<br />
15th – Mark Wong - $1,600<br />
16th – Pamela Ang - $1,300<br />
17th – Vijayarengan Visvalingam - $1,300<br />
18th – Liew Ming Xuan - $1,300<br />
19th – Maximilien Lim - $1,000<br />
20th – Sharine Chew - $1,000<br />
21st – Terence Lai - $1,000<br />
22nd – Tai Chen Lye - $1,000<br />
23rd – Calvin Tan - $1,000<br />
24th– Hou Kai Jia - $1,000<br />
25th – Prashant Chainani - $1,000<br />
26th – Samson Yu - $1,000<br />
27th – Chen Wei Jie - $1,000<br />
28th - Jackie Tan - $700<br />
29th - Zulkifli Zulkarnain - $700<br />
30th - Dillon Lim - $700<br />
31st - Lim Yan Ming - $700<br />
32nd - Ignatius Ee - $700<br />
33rd - Zhang Changjie - $700<br />
34th - Chua Boon Seah - $700<br />
35th - Edwin Ji - $700<br />
36th* - Yong Chee Heong - $350<br />
36th* - Lim Kun Cai - $350<br />
*Joint 36th<br />
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<u>The SPC Head-Hunter:</u><br />
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1st – Dillon Lim - $2,150*<br />
2nd – Ricky Foo - $1,600*<br />
3rd – Daniel Chua - $1,600*<br />
4th – Li Hang - $800<br />
5th – Anton Wijaya- $550<br />
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*Adjusted deal payouts <br />
The Singapore Poker Championships congratulates all winners, and thanks all participants for making SPC IX the massive weekend it was. See you all in September!<br />
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Mark your calendars ladies and gents, because Season 3 of The Singapore Poker Championships is in full swing, with SPC IX just around the corner! The weekend will kick-off on the evening of June 8th with the uber-thrilling $1,488 SPC High Roller. Two Day 1 flights of the marquee Main Event follow on Saturday, before Day two of the Main Event and the ever-popular SPC Head-Hunter on Sunday bring the weekend to a close. Just a reminder that all prizes won for these events count towards the SPC Player-of-the-Year Challenge; courtesy of Natural8. If you're new to the challenge, the top performing player of 2017 walks away with free entries to all Main Events for the 3rd Season of SPC in 2018! Very attractive prizes also await players who finish in the top five. It also goes without saying that the customary free flow beers will be iced and ready, with Sit n' Gos and cash games available on demand. Join us for what will surely be another fabled weekend of heart-stopping tournament poker, and enough laughter to keep you smiling till September. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates, if you haven't already: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- Friday Night $1,488 High-Roller Event</br>
- SPC Natural8 Main Event now guarantees a 40k prize pool!</br>
- SPC Main Event field average of 270 entrants </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
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Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. Online bookings are also available <a href="http://apcruisebooking.com/pk-book-now">here</a>. As always, preferred ferry timings and cabins tend to sell out before the last week. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment!
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">8 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">830pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC High-Roller</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$1340 + $148</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC ME Satellite (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$35 + $5</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC IX N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">9 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC IX N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">10 Jun</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Head-Hunter </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$180 + $40 + $30</p></td>
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Another heady weekend just flew by, as the MV Aegean Paradise once again played host to the Singapore Poker Championships, now in its’ 8th instalment and 3rd Season. The heady weekend was made much headier by exceptionally daunting weather conditions on the high-seas, resulting in many a contestant green in the face well before the Main Event had gotten underway. Once the cards were in air however, all the queasiness appeared to have evaporated, testament to the medicinal properties of the sport. <br />
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In spite of an unavoidable scheduling clash with Pokerstars Manila, the SPC VIII Main Event still managed to post some good numbers, which speaks volumes of the ever-growing popularity of the sport here. When the dust had settled on late entries and re-entries, the ME was packed with 250 runners, paying out a champion’s purse of $19,000.<br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event</b><br />
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62 of SPC VIII’s top dogs returned to the Main Event on Sunday morning to do battle for the title. The field was brimming with winners past and present, from seasoned earners Bobby Cheong, Norbert Koh and Daniel Chua, to previous champions Charles Lesmana and Lim Min Soon, to regional stars like Dhanesh Chainani and Tan Tong. They would all however, be playing catch-up to overnight chip-leaders Ronald Kum and Nicholas Tay, both of whom were wielding >100k stacks at resumption of play. <br />
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Play hurtled along and the tourney eliminated numerous short and medium stacks, grinding to a complete halt on the bubble. Multiple agonizing hands and numerous false dawns later, the bubble was finally burst by the unfortunate Goh Kok Heng, who was bundled to the rail with an armful of merchandise by way of consolation. <br />
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With a min-cash now safely in the trouser pocket, a flurry of all-ins ensued, and the charge towards the final table began in earnest. Casualties of the charge included Bobby Cheong, Norbert Koh, Daniel Chua, Tan Tong, and another crowd favourite Vijayrengan Visvalingam. <br />
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The final table was finally formed when, after four levels of 11-handed play, Jeremy Wee was forced to bow out in 10th position. He was preceded by Andrew Lee, an ex-SPC dealer who finished 5th at SPC VII, and who had not found the going easy in the last few hours. <br />
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The very first hand of the final table also saw its first casualty. Ronald Kum, who’d navigated the curse of the overnight chip leader with some success, found 77 in the hole from late position. His all-in found a caller in David Soin, who tabled AQ for a race to the death. Ronald was looking good when the board delivered 9 K 6, his position further enhanced by the 8 turn. All hopes of a big and timely double up however, were dashed when an ace hit the river, consigning Ronald to 9th place.<br />
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The all-conquering Lim Min Soon, defending SPC High-Roller champion and at his umpteenth final table, was next to fall under David’s knife. Min Soon open-shoved from the button with AJ, and was met with a quick call from David, with tabled AA for the dominating hand. Spiking top pair on the J 9 2 board brought Min Soon some hope, but his two outs failed to materialise on the 9 turn and Q river. Still, yet another excellent showing from one of the SPC’s all-time biggest winners. <br />
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Barely three hands after Min Soon’s elimination, Leornard Lee found a good spot to get it in with 77. Leonard, who had since the FT began not had much by way of luck, was aghast when David Soin snapped called, and quickly tabled aces once again. The A T 8 flop left Leonard drawing only to an improbable backdoor straight, which did not materialise. The plucky Leonard hit the rail in 7th, bagging $3,600 for his troubles. <br />
During the course of 6-handed play, Mark Wen, who had been steadily adding to his growing pile of chips since the bubble burst, got into a post-flop melee with Dhanesh Chainani. When the latter moved all-in to Mark’s hefty turn barrel, Mark insta-mucked, leaving himself with less than half the stack he had begun the hand with. <br />
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On the very next hand, with now a well below average stack, Mark got the rest of his chips in the middle pre-flop, and Dhanesh stepped in to finish the job. Dhanesh’s A9 on the subsequent A K 7 7 2 was enough to send Mark’s QT to the rails. A superb finish nevertheless, from one of the local game’s pioneer generation. <br />
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Next to fall was Chris Liao, who, facing the quietly patient Raymond Yong’s all-in, had given the matter some deliberation before making the call with A7. Chris found himself in pretty ghastly shape when Raymond turned over 77. The turn card brought Chris some hope, with both players now drawing to an up and down straight. A bricked river however, meant neither player connecting with the board, and Chris, one of the steadier presences throughout Day 2, was sent packing in 5th place. <br />
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With Dhanesh, Raymond and David all armed with huge stacks, Justin Hou seemed next in line to go. It appeared however, that he wasn’t quite done with the Main Event yet. All-in for his tournament life, he managed to find a big double through via Dhanesh and began picking up multiple small to medium pots to pull his stack back to competitive levels. <br />
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A seminal hand soon transpired, when Justin and Dhanesh both got the lot in, the latter’s JJ in a great spot against his opponent’s A9. A flopped A turned the tables in a hurry, and when Dhanesh was unable to spike either of his two outs on the river, Justin had found a massive double through, leaving Dhanesh crippled. <br />
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Justin then dealt Dhanesh the fatal blow shortly after when he was priced in to obliged the BigDC’s all-in with J3. Dhanesh’s dominating J7 stood almost no chance when the flop brought a 3, the irrelevant K turn and J river cementing his 4th place finish. <br />
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With just about ½ of the remaining chips in-play, Justin was looking to dominate proceedings three-handed. He and David traded small pots hither and thither, with Raymond content to stay out of harm’s way. Raymond found an easy spot soon enough, when David Soin moved all-in from the small blind, with Raymond calling off AJ. The K T 7 board gave Raymond an additional 4 outs against David’s ducks, but it was not to be when the turn and river brought a 6 and an 8. A sensational showing from Raymond, who returns to the SPC after a long hiatus, pocketing $9,100 for his efforts. <br />
With Raymond’s scalp in tow, David Soin brought a 2:1 chip lead to the heads-up contest. With neither player making too much headway after some time, a deal was floated, and after quick consultation, refused. The end came abruptly, without drama or fanfare. His chips depleting, Justin got the lot in with 4c5s, and was quickly called by David, who tabled Ah2c. The Jd 7c 8c flop was of no use to either player. The turn Qc however, suddenly increased Justin’s outs to 15. <br />
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David’s rail erupted when the 2h landed on the river, consigning Justin to runner-up spot, his pockets $12,600 heavier. Kudos to Justin on landing his best ever finish at the SPC. <br />
Congratulations to David Soin, deserved winner of the Natural8 SPC Main Event, and the champion’s purse of $19,000! <br />
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<b>Full Results</b><br />
<br />
<u>Main Event:</u><br />
<br />
1st – David Soin - $19,000<br />
2nd – Justin Hou - $12,600<br />
3rd – Yong Chee Keong - $9,100<br />
4th – Dhanesh Chainani - $6,900<br />
5th – Liao Chongwei - $5,600<br />
6th – Mark Wen - $4,500<br />
7th – Leonard Lee - $3,600<br />
8th – Lim Min Soon - $2,800<br />
9th – Ronald Kum - $2,100<br />
10th – Jeremy Wee - $1,500<br />
11th – Andrew Lee - $1,500<br />
12th – Daniel Chow - $1,500<br />
13th – Kelvin Yap - $1,200<br />
14th – Low Yau Loong - $1,200<br />
15th – Rinus Lai - $1,200<br />
16th – Foo Jie Long - $1,000<br />
17th – Spencer Yap - $1,000<br />
18th – Erwin Ng - $1,000<br />
19th – Norbert Koh - $900<br />
20th – Edmund Eng - $900<br />
21st – Sean Tay - $900<br />
22nd – Liew Ming Xuan - $900<br />
23rd– Desmond Yow - $900<br />
24th– Lin Jun Xiong - $900<br />
25th – Bobby Cheong- $900<br />
26th – Ho Scott - $900<br />
27th – Phuah Yi Yuan - $900<br />
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<u>The SPC Head-Hunter:</u><br />
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1st – Lim Yan Ming - $2,700<br />
2nd – Daniel Chua - $1,700<br />
3rd – Godric Gn - $1,300<br />
4th – Sivakumaran Veerasamy - $800<br />
5th – Mark Wong - $500<br />
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The Singapore Poker Championships congratulates all winners, and thanks all participants for making SPC VIII a success. See you all again in June!<br />
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</p>Mark your calendars and fasten your seat belts! Season 3 of the Singapore Poker Championships kicks-off on board the MV Aegean Paradise come March 10-11!</br>
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</p>The Singapore Poker Championships VIII makes its way onto international waters in a month, for a spanking new season of the friendliest tournament in the region. A brand new season also means a fresh and shiny new Player-of-the Year Challenge, courtesy of the terrific folks at Natural8. Cashing in any SPC Main or Side event awards points to the POTY Challenge; as does cashing in an on-demand Sit n' Go (freerolls and satellites are not qualifying events). If your name is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of December 2018, you win free entry to all SPC Main Events in 2019! In addition to Saturday's Main Event, the SPC will also feature the popular Head-Hunter event on Sunday, as well as the customary free-flow beer; and all the cash games and sit-n-gos you can manage. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- SPC Main Event now <b>guarantees a 40k prize pool</b>!</br>
- 280 average runner field for SPC Main Events </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
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Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. As always, preferred ferry timings sell like hotcakes, and limited cabins are available. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">10 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC ME Satellite (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$35 + $5</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">10 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC VIII Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">10 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC VIII Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">11 Mar</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Head-Hunter </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$180 + $40 + $30</p></td>
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<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc">SPC page</a>, as well as the SPC <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=67aaefca7f530f34f02c36419125d761">FAQ</a> for all the vital information. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures">http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures</a> for event structures.</p>
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The Singapore Poker Championships closed out its second season aboard the MV Aegean Paradise last weekend, in a thrilling instalment that saw the Series’ biggest ever High-Roller event and another whopping Main Event sell-out crowd. A former champion cemented his place in SPC folklore by bagging a trophy in the toughest field the SPC has seen, while a seasoned campaigner, having come mighty close in a few events regionally of late, finally nailed his first title. The weekend also crowned a spanking new Natural8 Player-of-the-Year, a fearless 19-year old star with iced-water in his veins. Trailing the field at the start of the weekend, he picked up one side-event trophy, in addition to a deep finish in the High-Roller to romp home. <br />
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<b>The SPC VII High-Roller<br />
</b><br />
69 players anted up for the SPC’s largest ever buy-in event, amongst them numerous SPC Main Event Champions, and multiple players who have bagged titles in Macau or the Philippines.<br />
After a gruelling Day 1, thirty-4 contenders took their seats for Day 2, with chip-leaders Haresh, Tan Yong Hui, Calvin Tan, and Sivakumaran leading the charge. Defending High-Roller and Mini-Roller champs Neo Zhi Han and Le Thai Loc had found the going tough in Day 1, and both were unceremoniously dispatched enroute to the final table.<br />
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The bubble was burst tragically, by crowd favourite Bobby Cheong, who played his image and ran a stone-cold bluff against a made hand. No miracle transpired on the turn and river, and the remaining 9 players were in the money. <br />
Now safely assured of a profit, players now began to change gears, looking to accumulate some chips for a run at the juicy $25,800 champion’s purse. <br />
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The impressive Sean Tay - in the first of what would be his two final tables of the weekend - was earliest to get his chips in when he found a pair of sixes in the hole. Unfortunately, Mark Wong was lying in wait with AA, and Sean was unable to find his two outs on the 2 5 5 flop. The turn 4 brought Sean another 4 outs and a glimmer of hope, but a 4 on the river put paid to the deeper run he deserves. <br />
Sivakumaran, one of the overnight chip leaders but now one of the shorter stacks, found himself in a bit of a sweat when he got the lot in with AA against Mark Wong’s 77. Fortunately for Siva, the bricked board gave him a big double through and moved him back up amongst the contenders. <br />
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Siva would soon put those chips to good use against Poh Leng Wee. In another all-in preflop confrontation, Poh got all his chips in the middle with AQ, only to discover with dismay that Siva had him dominated with AK. The K T 7 board left Poh drawing to 4 outs. The turn 6 had Poh drawing mighty slim, and the river 5 duly dispatched him in 8th place. <br />
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Soon to follow was Zhang ‘CJ’ Changjie, a man with numerous deep finishes in SPC events. Short and badly in need of some chips, CJ moved in with 55 from mid-position and found an immediate caller from late position in Siva. The rest of the table got out of the way, and Siva tabled JJ for a dominating hand. Both players missed the 7-high board, and CJ would crash out in 7th. <br />
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Mohd. Zefirelli, fresh off a title at the Manila Megastack, was looking to cap off an excellent competitive month, and was pretty close to making it happen. With an above average stack, he tried to pick Jan Sin off with AQ, only for the latter to turn over AK with all his chips in the middle. Neither player improved across five streets, and Zef, was suddenly crippled. Thereafter short, he called off a steal attempt from Mark Wong with AT, and was ahead of Mark’s J5. Unfortunately for Zef, Mark caught a 5 on the flop, and when the rest of the board bricked out, he was sent to the rail in 6th position. <br />
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Another defining hand occurred soon after, when Siva ran a big bluff on the river of a 9-high board, which Mark had little difficulty calling with TT. That gave Mark the chip lead, ballooning his stack to just north of 800k. <br />
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Ng Jiunn Yang, another study in steadiness and consistency, was next to fall. With opportunities few and far between, Jiunn Yang couldn’t find the hands to make any sort of impression since the final table began. Desperately short, he was obliged to call off the rest of his chips with 74, and must have been reasonably pleased to have found himself with live cards against Mark Wong’s 85. The flop and turn brought no help to either player, and the river five cemented Jiunn Yang’s fate. An excellent showing from Mr. Ng. <br />
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SIvakumaran, who’d not been able to claw himself back to equilibrium since that big pot against Mark, was next to get his chips in the middle, with a standard A4 move from the SB. Mark Wong, now holding the majority of the chips in play, called from the BB with Q9, after a quick count of Siva’s chips. The 6 7 T board gave Mark an additional 4 outs, and an improbable 9 on fourth street turned the tables abruptly, leaving Siva drawing to 3 outs. The river queen consigned Siva to the rail, and a very creditable 4th place finish. <br />
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Jan Sin, the sole survivor of his 12-man strong BT group, had been adroitly working his way through the final table, having never seemed to have gone to showdown with the worse hand. Soon entangled in a flip for his tournament life, he got his remaining chips in the middle pre-flop with 55, with SPC veteran Lim Min Soon making the call with A7. The K 3 7 flopped propelled Min Soon into commanding position, leaving Jan drawing mighty slim. Running tens on the turn and river would eliminate Jan in 3rd; hitherto his best showing at the SPC. Jan bags a hefty 12,100 gold coins for his efforts. <br />
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The railbirds buckled in for an exciting heads-up contest, and the contenders would not disappoint. With stacks almost even at the start of play, it was anyone’s game. Lim Min Soon, the expressive and seasoned campaigner with multiple accolades under his belt, up against the 19-year old Mark Wong, the expressionless killer who only broke character with a warm smile when shaking the hands of a vanquished opponent. <br />
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With both players holding just enough chips to take their time, but not enough chips to be foolhardy, play was cagey from the get go. Deciding to seize the bull by the horns after about 20 hands, Mark took down a 3-barrel pot, eliciting a fold from Min Soon on the river. Having eked out a slender chip advantage, Mark was unable to capitalise, with Min Soon clawing back to level terms soon after. <br />
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It was Min Soon who soon had the wind in his sails. Taking down a series of small-to-medium pots soon gave him the upper hand. Keeping up the pressure, he quickly seized a 4:1 chip lead. The ultimate hand saw both players all-in on a 6 8 5 rainbow board. Min Soon held Q8 for top pair, but Mark held 97 for the flopped nuts. The jubilance of Mark’s rail turned to a soft moan when another 8 materialised on the turn, abruptly giving Min Soon 10 outs. An implausible 6 on the river was accompanied by a roar from the railbirds, and Mark was eliminated in 2nd for a tidy 21,000 shekels. <br />
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Congratulations to Mark, and above all to our newest High-Roller Champion Lim Min Soon, who adds this sweetest of titles to his already long list of accomplishments on the felt, in addition to 22,500 in Christmas presents. <br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event<br />
</b><br />
The last Main Event of Season 2 saw 287 runners pile on across two flights, with all players looking for some pre-Yuletide cheer in the $98,700 prize pool. With 36 players paid, a $19,000 champion’s purse, in addition to those vital Natural8 Player-of-the-Year points, no one was going quietly into that good night. <br />
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Day 2 welcomed back 82 runners after a furious final two Day 1 levels, which saw a flurry of eliminations in each flight. Top of the pack when cards went in the air were Mervyn Lee, Zheng Han, and former Main Event champion Freddy Kwek, all with approximately 120,000 in chips. As it turns out, the dreaded curse of the overnight chip leader has no currency on the high seas, as both Freddy and Mervyn swashbuckled their way into the final table, while Zheng Han just found himself edged out in 12th position. <br />
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The final-table bubble was an anxious affair, except for seasoned exponents and then short stacks Freddy Kwek and Aaron Lam. Aaron spent a large portion of ten-handed play good-naturedly begging opponents to bust Freddy, banter Freddy enthusiastically returned in kind. In the end, it was Aaron Lam, one of the most beloved figures in the community, who made his exit in 10th. <br />
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He was joined on the rail shortly after by Lucius Chua, who was knocking on the door of a title for a third occasion, having final-tabled this event twice previously. Once again, he found precious little by way of luck, when his 3-bet shove of Andrew Lee’s preflop open was snapped off by the latter’s pocket rockets. The board brought no help to either player, and Lucius was sent packing in 9th.<br />
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Cao Lei was next to fall, when, short stacked, he found his chips in a sufficiently precarious position to three-bet shove with QJ. Keith Seah wasted little time in making the call, and his AJ had Cao dominated. Neither player connected with the board, and Cao’s hopes of a first title were derailed for an 8th place finish. <br />
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Making his debut at the final table, and indeed the SPC was the affable Columbian Fernando Arevalo, who’d carved his way through Day 2 with poise and adroitness. Having already bested 279 players thus far, he soon found his deep run at an end when his K7 was cut down by the chip leader Keith Seah - whose QT had turned an unassailable straight. <br />
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Another table defining hand occurred soon after during 6-handed play. The talented Sean Tay, who was playing his second final table in 2 days, soon found himself in a terrible spot that left him crippled. He 3-bet shoved Syed Ubhaidilla’s preflop raise with QQ, only for the latter to snap call with KK. On a day when all the best hands were holding up, Sean’s QQ found no joy on the board. <br />
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Shortly after he moved his remaining chips into the middle with J8, and found a quick caller in Mervyn Lee with KJ. The A 3 9 5 9 board hit neither player, and Sean was dispatched in 6th.<br />
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SPC legend Freddy Kwek looked all but down and out when he lost a colossal 3- way pot earlier in Day 2, but had bounced back with some well-timed plays, putting himself in terrific position to become only the third player to win two Main Events. During five-handed play, he seemed all but certain for a big double through when his K9 spiked a K on the flop, leaving Keith Seah’s 44 drawing to 2 outs with two streets to come. A bricked turn gave Freddy reason for jubilance, but an improbable 4 on the river elicited an audible moan from the crowd, eliminating the crestfallen Freddy in 5th. <br />
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The ice-cool and bearded Andrew Lee, who was hitherto an invaluable member of the SPC crew, had discarded his dealer’s bow-tie for a plunge into the unforgiving, cut-throat world of competitive tournament poker. Many others had gone before him, with wholly tragic outcomes. Andrew however, would buck the depressing trend of staff to player conversions by coasting with some aplomb into the final table. <br />
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Come 4-handed however, he too would find his tournament at an end. With Keith Seah the overwhelming chip leader at 1.6 million chips and deep enough to call anyone light, Andrew picked his spot with 44 and got it in against <br />
Mervyn Lee’s J8. The K 7 5 board augured well for Andrew, while a 9 in the turn gave Mervyn an additional four outs. Andrew’s worst fears were realised when the river brought an 8, eliminating him in 4th for a tidy $7,400. <br />
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With Mervyn now holding a slight chip advantage of Keith, all the pressure was now on the short stack Syed. On a flop of 6 3 4, Syed could have done a lot worse than get in his chips with 69 here, and he did, only to find himself up against Mervyn’s 34. The turn and river were of no help to Syed, and he was sent home on the next ferry for an excellent 3rd place finish, and a consolation purse of $9,700.<br />
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Mervyn was now holding a 2:1 chip lead going into heads-up play, and in the driving seat. As multiple SPCs and recent regional results have shown however, Keith is no pushover. Keith quickly retook the chip advantage, only for Mervyn to counter-punch and regain the advantage. Mervyn’s wide hand range was unsettling Keith, but the latter soon adjusted and gradually had Mervyn on the ropes with a 6:1 chip lead. Mervyn had all his chips in the middle behind soon enough, and was saved by the board, which restored some chip parity. <br />
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The ultimate hand came in another all-in preflop confrontation. Q7 was Mervyn’s weapon of choice, and he was desperately unfortunate to discover that Keith had woke up with KK. Some glimmer of doubt crossed Keith’s brow when Mervyn spiked the Q 2 8 board. The inconsequential turn 6 left both players with one more card to sweat, and a brick J on the river had both players shaking hands on a tournament well played. Congratulations to Mervyn Lee for an outstanding runner-up finish, and a tasty 13,000 Christmas cookies.<br />
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Above all, congratulations to our newest SPC Natural8 Main Event Champion Keith Seah for bagging his first ever title, and the $19,000 champions purse! <br />
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<b>Full Results<br />
</b><br />
<u>High-Roller:</u><br />
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1st – Lim Min Soon - $22,500*<br />
2nd – Mark Wong - $21,000*<br />
3rd – Jan Sin - $12,100<br />
4th – Sivakumaran - $9,500<br />
5th – Ng Jiunn Yang - $7,600<br />
6th – Mohd. Zefirelli - $5,900<br />
7th – Zhang Changjie - $4,600<br />
8th – Poh Leng Wee - $3,600<br />
9th – Sean Tay - $2,900<br />
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*Adjusted pay-outs from heads-up deal.<br />
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<u>Main Event:</u><br />
<br />
1st – Keith Seah - $19,000<br />
2nd – Mervyn Lee - $13,000<br />
3rd – Syed Ubhaidilla - $9,700<br />
4th – Andrew Lee - $7,400<br />
5th – Freddy Kwek - $6,000<br />
6th – Sean Tay - $4,900<br />
7th – Fernando Arevalo - $3,900<br />
8th – Cao Lei - $3,000<br />
9th – Lucius Chua - $2,300<br />
10th – Aaron Lam - $1,900<br />
11th – Jerald Sam - $1,900<br />
12th – Zheng Han - $1,900<br />
13th – Haugestal Gunnar - $1,600<br />
14th – Ong Choon Hau - $1,600<br />
15th – Vijayarengan Visvalingam - $1,600<br />
16th – Daniel Ho - $1,300<br />
17th – Eugene Lee - $1,300<br />
18th – Peck Xuan Qi - $1,300<br />
19th – Jason Chin - $1,000<br />
20th – Calvin Tan - $1,000<br />
21st – Mark Yeow - $1,000<br />
22nd – Terence Liew - $1,000<br />
23rd – Peck Jun Kang - $1,000<br />
24th– Tai Wei Liang - $1,000<br />
25th – Tan Jian An - $1,000<br />
26th – Cheong Wai Yang - $1,000<br />
27th – Jeremy Khiang - $1,000<br />
28th - Edwin Ji - $700<br />
29th - Lim Yan Ming - $700<br />
30th - Hou Kai Jia - $700<br />
31st - Johnson Lim - $700<br />
32nd - Chua Koon Yuan - $700<br />
33rd - Phua Si Yang - $700<br />
34th - Alexander Goh - $700<br />
35th - Kong Jian Qiang - $700<br />
36th - Guo Jiarong - $700<br />
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<u>The SPC Head-Hunter:</u><br />
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1st – Mark Wong - $3,200<br />
2nd – Tan Hai Shien - $2,100<br />
3rd – Ho Bao Qiang - $1,400<br />
4th – Hou Kai Jia - $800<br />
5th – Li Hang- $550<br />
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The Singapore Poker Championships congratulates all winners, and thanks all participants for making SPC VII absolutely incredible. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and see you all again next season!<br />
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Mark your calendars and clear your schedules, because The Singapore Poker Championships roars back onto the high-seas come December! On the back of the record-smashing SPC VI, this season's finale promises to be the most thrilling ever. Buckle your seat belts, for a unprecedented $1,488 High-Roller event has been added to the schedule, commencing Friday night. Prizes won for the event count towards the SPC's Player-of-the-Year Challenge; courtesy of Natural8. If you're new to the challenge, the top performing player of 2017 walks away with free entries to all Main Events for the 3rd Season of SPC in 2018! Very attractive prizes also await players who finish amongst the top of the pile. As always, free flow beers for participants will be in play, in addition to all the Sit n' Gos and cash games you can handle. Join us for another weekend of relentless poker, and enough laughter, excitement and camaraderie to last you past the next quarter. Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates, if you haven't already: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- SPC launches $1,488 High-Roller Event</br>
- SPC Natural8 Main Event now guarantees a 40k prize pool!</br>
- SPC VI Main Event field drew 295 entrants </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
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Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. As always, preferred ferry timings and cabins tend to sell out before the last week. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment!
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
</tr>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">15 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">830pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC High-Roller</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$1340 + $148</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">16 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Freeroll (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$0 + $30</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">16 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC VII N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">16 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC VII N8 Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
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<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">17 Dec</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Head-Hunter </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$180 + $40 + $30</p></td>
</tr>
</table></br>
<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc">SPC page</a>, as well as the SPC <a href="http://http://www.pokerkaki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=67aaefca7f530f34f02c36419125d761">FAQ</a> for all the vital information. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures">http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures</a> for event structures.</p>
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What a weekend. The Singapore Poker Championships VI drew to a close late Sunday evening, and for the first time, some of the final tablers and tournament staff were in danger of missing the last ferry. The cruise’s air-conditioning was also experiencing some ailment over the weekend and, in spite of their best efforts, the ship’s engineers were unable to manipulate the temperature below 25 degrees. Despite the unsettling conditions, one seasoned campaigner was heard to declare, ‘I go to war in any weather’. Such is the resilience of the poker player. <br />
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The prospects for a decent size field and prize-pool looked very good when the SPC hit its first Flight 1A sell-out in the $400 era, with 15 alternates waiting by the wings. By the time the dust had settled on late entries and re-entries in Flight 1B, the SPC had set a new Main Event personal best of 295 runners. Best of all, the 102,000 prize-pool smashed the previous best of 87,000, entailing a champion’s purse of $20,000.<br />
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<b>The Natural8 Main Event<br />
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An unprecedented 74 runners weaved, thrust, and parried their way to Day 2 of the Main Event. The field was packed with SPC luminaries, amongst them former champions Ho Bao Qiang, Lim Min Soon, Aaron Lam, Jimmy Yar, and Lew Yin How; in addition to many experienced stalwarts who’ve won fistfuls of dollars regionally. <br />
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Finding early success in these shark-infested waters were Mark Wong and Low Zi Cheng, both of whom closed out their Flight 1s with more than 100k in chips. The star of Day 1 however, was first-timer Toh Choon Keong, who’d amassed a whopping 188k heading into Day 2 without appearing to break much of a sweat. <br />
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With the money-bubble lasting a mere six hands and the remaining 36 players now assured of a min-cash, the jostle for the final table began in earnest. In the space of two levels, Prashant Chainani, Jimmy Yar, Cheng Cher Whey, and Deric Lee were elbowed to the rail, with Tan Tong, Ho Bao Qiang and Lew Yin How following soon after. Narrowly, and unluckily missing out on the final table were the extremely consistent Zhang Changjie, and the gifted Ceesvin Abdulla. <br />
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The charge towards the SPC N8 Main Event’s third final-table of the year was led by Corine Shi who - having recently decimated the unfortunate Changjie,- was holding just about ¼ of all the chips in play. She soon consolidated her position further when the 3bb stack and K6 of Shawn Khoo found her sitting pretty with AQ in the hole. The A 5 6 flop gave Shawn some hope, but when neither a K or a 6 materialised on the turn or river, Shawn was sent to the rails in 9th position. <br />
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A pivotal hand shortly after changed the complexion of the final table. Mervin Ng, who had hitherto been coasting along to his first final table, found himself in a tricky spot on a T 9 3 Q board, facing Charles Lesmana’s all-in. The aggressive Charles had been involved in more pots than most, and his turn jam sent Mervin deep into the tank. Eventually electing to bluff-catch, Mervin turned over T7, only to discover that Charles had him drawing slim with KQ. The river card brought no help to Mervin, and he was eliminated in 8th place. <br />
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7-handed play saw Corine and Charles neck and neck for the chip lead, with barely a few thousand separating them. Charles however, would soon edge ahead after taking down a few small pots post-flop. <br />
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The extremely animated Li Hang, who’d been nursing a short stack for most of Day 2, had already gotten all his chips in the middle on multiple occasions, each time emerging from said confrontations smelling of roses. No one however, can dodge bullets indefinitely, and so it proved when he got the lot in once again with KJ. Mark Wong, who’d found AQ in the hole, was more than happy to oblige. This time, the board would bring no salvation for Li Hang, and he was consigned to a 7th place finish. <br />
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Next on the chopping block was the quiet, unassuming Leon Tay, who’d been navigating his first final table thus far with some aplomb. Sandwiched between the big stacks of Corine Shi and Charles Lesmana to his right, and the smooth, take-no-prisoners Jiang Yong Bo on his right, it’s safe to say spots were hard to come by. Eventually short, he got his chips in after the umpteenth raise from Charles, only to find his A6 and tournament life in jeopardy against Charles’ AJ. When the board gave Leon no help, he unceremoniously hit the rails in 6th. <br />
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The excellent Mark Wong was next to be sent packing, after several small pots left him short. Having gone all-in preflop with A4, he must have been pleased to find himself ahead against Corine’s KQ, especially since he spiked top pair on the Ad 6d Td flop. The momentary relief was immediately erased upon the realisation that Corine was drawing to both an inside straight and a four-card flush. He dodged the first arrow when the turn brought a 4s, but the second arrow found its Mark when the river delivered a 9d. Mark earns a very respectable 5th, and walks away with 6,200 shekels to ease the pain. <br />
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A particularly brutal 4-handed battle ensued, with none of the remaining 4 contestants willing to give up ground. Charles was attempting to direct proceedings with brute force, while Corine was playing an extremely decent brand of tight-aggressive spot picking. Jiang Yong Bo was shifting gears and attempting to out-Charles Charles, with some degree of success, and Daniel Chow was doing his level best to stay out of danger. <br />
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Having already doubled-up through Charles several hands before, Yong Bo was gradually wrestling control of the table, and was elated when he found himself up against Charles in another all-in preflop situation, his AK dominating his opponent’s KT. Sometimes however, the best laid traps cannot outrun misfortune. An improbable T on 4th street turned the tables on Yong Bo, leaving him drawing to three outs with 1 card to come. A king was never going to be likely there, and so it proved, cruelly dispatching Jiang Yong Bo to a 4th place finish, and a tidy $7,500 in pocket money. <br />
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That whisper of destiny soon became a full-throated shout, as Charles and Corine found themselves all-in preflop, with Charles’ KJ up against Corine’s KK. The elation of Corine’s railbirds soon turned to despair when dealer flopped two jacks, leaving the unfortunate Corine drawing to 1 out. There was no miracle on 5th street, and Corine was eliminated in 3rd place, albeit with a hefty consolation prize of $9,400<br />
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Heads-up play began with Charles holding a 6-1 chip advantage. Daniel chose to take a stand early, and found a crucial double-through for some breathing space. He went one better when he got the lot in with AA, which handily bested Charles’ K4, restoring both players to chip parity. The Charles Lesmana brand of freight-train poker however, was soon back in full flight. He slowly chipped away at Daniel, soon re-establishing his 6:1 chip lead. Daniel finally found a hand to make a stand with, moving all his chips into the middle with KT. Charles however, had AJ, and was for the first time ahead preflop during heads-up play. The 9 8 2 flop brought no help to either player, while the turn 5 left Daniel drawing to 6 outs. The river brought a 3, and Daniel was sent packing in 2nd place, good for a very respectable $12,600. <br />
Congratulations to Charles Lesmana, our SPC VI N8 Main Event Champion! <br />
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<b>Full Results</b><br />
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<u>Main Event:</u><br />
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1st – Charles Lesmana - $20,000<br />
2nd – Daniel Chow - $12,600<br />
3rd – Corine Shi - $9,400<br />
4th – Jiang Yong Bo - $7,500<br />
5th – Mark Wong - $6,200<br />
6th – Leon Tan - $5,000<br />
7th – Li Hang - $4,000<br />
8th – Mervin Ng - $3,300<br />
9th – Shawn Khoo - $2,700<br />
10th – Ceesvin Abdulla - $2,200<br />
11th – Zhang Changjie - $2,200<br />
12th – Mark Yeow - $1,600<br />
13th – Alvin Low - $1,700<br />
14th – Sean Tan Guo Liang - $1,700<br />
15th – Lee Wei Li - $1,700<br />
16th – Martin Koenen - $1,300<br />
17th – Dave Teo - $1,300<br />
18th – Donovan Wong - $1,300<br />
19th – Lew Yin How - $1000<br />
20th – Hou Kai Jia - $1000<br />
21st – Alvan Tan - $1000<br />
22nd – Toh Choon Keong - $1000<br />
23rd– Ho Bao Qiang - $1000<br />
24th– Ong Zhao Cheng - $1000<br />
25th – Teo Zi Yi- $1000<br />
26th – Tan Tong - $1000<br />
27th – Deric Lee - $1000<br />
28th - Thomas Po - $700<br />
29th - Alvin Lau - $700<br />
30th - Cheng Guang Fu- $700<br />
31st - Cheng Cher Whey - $700<br />
32nd - Li Miao - $700<br />
33rd - Prashant Chainani - $700<br />
34th - Kong Jian Qiang - $700<br />
35th - Jimmy Yar - $700<br />
36th - Ivan Yeow - $700<br />
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<u>The SPC Head-Hunter:<br />
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1st – Edmund Eng - $2,775*<br />
2nd – Dion Chew - $2,775*<br />
3rd – Desmond Yow - $1,650<br />
4th – Phuah Yi Yuan - $1,100<br />
5th – Chung Kuan Ping - $800<br />
6th - Daniel Simons - $700<br />
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*2-handed chop<br />
The Singapore Poker Championships congratulates all winners, and thanks all participants for helping us scale heights we never imagined possible. See you all in December!<br />
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</p>Mark your calendars! The 3rd edition of SPC Season 2 is set for 23-24 September!</br>
</p>The Singapore Poker Championships roars back onto the high seas in a month, so belt up for another heady weekend of delirious, heart-stopping poker action. An SPC Main Event title is up for grabs, as are those ultra-valuable Natural8 POTY points. In case you're new to the series, topping the Natural8 POTY earns you FREE entries to ALL SPC Main Events in 2018! As always, the SPC will also feature the Sunday Head-Hunter event, free flow beer, and all the cash games and sit-n-gos you've got the appetite for. Lastly, the SPC will be making an exciting tweak to the Main Event. Stay tuned! Don't forget to join us on Facebook for the most immediate updates: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453372134973047/</a> See you on board!</br>
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- SPC Main Event now <b>guarantees a 40k prize pool</b>!</br>
- 250 average runner field for SPC Main Events </br>
- Player-of-the-Year Challenge </br>
- Free flow beers at the tournament venue</br>
- Cash games and Sit n' Gos on demand</br>
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Call the good folks at NC Tours: <b>+65 6214 2822</b>, or <b>+60 7254 3990</b> now to reserve your ferry tickets and cabins. As always, preferred ferry timings sell like hotcakes, and limited cabins are available. Be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.
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<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Date</strong></p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Time</strong></p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Tournament</strong></p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center"><strong>Buy-in</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">23 Sep</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">11am</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Freeroll (<strong>3 ME Seats</strong>)</p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$0 + $30</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">23 Sep</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC VI Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1A </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">23 Sep</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">730pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">SPC VI Main Event (<i>40k Guaranteed</i>) Flight 1B </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$355 + $45</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="66" valign="top"><p align="center">24 Sep</p></td>
<td width="51" valign="top"><p align="center">1pm</p></td>
<td width="335" valign="top"><p align="center">The SPC Head-Hunter </p></td>
<td width="136" valign="top"><p align="center">$180 + $40 + $30</p></td>
</tr>
</table></br>
<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc">SPC page</a>, as well as the SPC <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=67aaefca7f530f34f02c36419125d761">FAQ</a> for all the vital information. Check out <a href="http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures">http://www.pokerkaki.com/spc_structures</a> for event structures.</p>
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